Device for use in repairing shoes



E. E. CLOSE. DEVICE FOR USE IN REPAIRING SHOES- APPLICATION FILEDAura-s, 1920.

1,412,270. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND E. CLOSE, OF CAMPELLO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR- OF ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM J. HEALY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DEVICE FOR USE IN REPAIRING SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND E. CLosn, a citizen of theUnited States ofAmerica, and resident of Campello, in the county of Plymouth and Stateof I\Eassa-.;husetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inDevices for Use in Repairing Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a device for use in repairing shoes, and moreparticularly for a device of this class which provides means for holdinga plurality of tools, utensils, or the like adapted for use in repairingthe upper leather of shoes.

In the manufacture of shoes in the factory, the uppers thereof arefrequently scratched or otherwise damaged during the process ofmanufacture, and this is particularly true in the case of the moreexpensive forms of leather such as the glazed kid commonly employed inthe manufacture of women s high-grate shoes as wellas materials havingpolished surfaces such as patent or enameled leathers. It is the usualpractice in shoe factories to provide for repair ing the upper leatherof the shoe during the finishing process by the application thereto atthe damaged portions of suitably colored pigments usually in the form ofcrayons which are applied by the workmen in such a manner as to restorethe scratched or damaged surface to its original color and appearance.In applying such coloring material, it is common to remove some of thefinished area adjacent the damaged portion by means of sandpaper orsimilar abrasive 'in order to secure a uniform surface and to provide atooth to facilitate the application of the coloring material, and afterthe application of the coloring material the surface is commonlypolished by the use of a soft cloth, brush, or other suitable device.

Shoes employing such easily damaged le thers are also frequentlyscratched or skinned when worn and it would be very desirable if theuseror wearer of the shoe were able with ease andexpedition to repairsuch damaged upper leather in a manner similar to that employed in thefactory. As such method of repair necessitates, however, the employmentof several utensils or tools and as the proper utensils are not alwaysavailable, this mode of repair is seldom employed, the wearer of theshoe depending solely upon the ordinary polishing processfor coveringsuch defects and damages as may have been occasioned in wear.

buch ordinary polishing process is not adequate, however, to produce thebest results, and the object of the present invention 18 to provide arepair device of simple and compact form and such as may readily becarried on the person of the user or conven iently packed in a travelingbag or other similar receptacle, such device providing all the necessarytools or implements for carrying out the process of repair aboveoutlined. To this end it is proposed to provide supporting means havingreceptacles therein for coloring material, preferably in the form ofcrayons of various shades or colors. together with a suitable abrasiveelement and polishing means, the several parts being so arranged as topermit of the ready renewal of the coloring material as well as of theabrading and polishing devices.

A preferred arrangement for carrying the above object into eiiect isdisclosed in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan viewof the device, a portion of the polishing material being shown as brokenaway;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same device showing a portion of theabrading material broken away Fig. 3 is an edge view of the device shownin Fig. 1;

Fig. 4c is a transverse cross-section on the line i& of Fig. 1

Fig. 5 is an edge view looking in the direction of the arrow 5, Fig. I;and

Fig. (3 is a diametric development of the edge of the device showing therelative a1- rangement of the abrading and polishing materials.

1 and 2 are a pair of disk-like plates having central openings throughwhich is passed a bolt 3 having an enlarged head 4 and beingscrew-threaded at its opposite end at 5 for engagement by a knurled nut6. By means of bolt 8, the plates 1 and 2 may be held in operativerelationship as will be hereinafter described. Each of the plates 1 and2 is provided with a plurality of hollow ribs 7, 8, 9, 10 and 7, S, 9",10 respectively, said ribs being preferably struck up by a punching orpressing operation from the sheet material of which the plate is formed,although it is to be understood that other methods of manufacturing theplates with their ribs may be employed if desired. These ribs extendinwardly from the outer edge of the plates but. stop short of the centerleaving a plain central portion. As herein shown, each of the plates isprovided with four such ribs spaced substantially equally apart, but itis to be understood that a lesser or greater number of ribs might beemployed if desired without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The hollow ribs provide complemental halves of open-ended sockets, theplates being juxtaposed in such position as to cause the hollow ribs tooverlie each other. These its arms being herein shown. as formed as anintegral plate produced by a punching or stamping operation. The arms 17and 18 may, if desired comprise ribs 19 and laterally extending'nanges20, the entire device constituting a clamping element. A similar collar21 may he slipped. over the bolt 3 beneath the head 4-, said collarhaving diametrically arranged arms 22 and 23 similar to the arms 17 and18. As herein shown it is preferred to arrange the collars 16 and 21 sothat their respective arms extend in directions at substantially rightangles to each other.

2 1 is a disk of polishing material such as rotten, flannel or similarfabric, and 26 is a disk of sandpaper, emery cloth, or other suitableabrasive. The disks 24: and 26 are provided with central openingsthrough which the bolt 8 may pass, the collars 16 and 21 with theiroutstanding arms being arranged to engage over said disks whereby tohold them in close contact with the support- 1 ing disks 1 and2respectively.

The parts being assembled with the abrasive-and polishing material inposition and the crayons inserted within their sockets,

tightening of the nut 6 serves to close the socket elements tightlyagainst the crayons, thus holding them in operative position, while atthe same time the collars 16 and 21 are clamped tightly down against thepolishing and abrasive disks. As the arms 17 18 and 22, 23 are locatedbetween adjacent ribs of a pair, it is clear that the sheet materialforming the polishing and abrading disks will be tightly stretched oversaid ribs and brought into taut condition, whereby a portion of theabrasive and polishing material, as indicated at 30, 31, Fig. 6, iscaused to extend over an open space and in tense condition. The abradingand polishing material thus hold is especially adapted for the purposeintended, providing a somewhat resilient active surface having much thesame advantages as are found to occur when employing a pneumatic backingor cushion for such devices.

Upon wearing down of the crayons, they may be adjusted to present newsurfaces by loosening the nut 6 and moving the crayons outwardly intheir sockets, while the abrasive and polishing disks may be readilyrenewed by the removal of the nut 6 and the bolt 3. The device thusproduced is compact and simple in construction, not easily broken ordisarranged and serves to hold the various materials and implementsnecessary for the carrying out of the repair operation in such form thatthey are readily available for use at all times.

lVhile it is not essential to the employment of the device in the formshown, it is contemplated that it may be found desirable at times toprovide a suitable casing or boX for the reception of the repair device.Such casing or box need not, however, be of any special or unusual form,a box such as commonly used for shoe polish being suitable for thepurpose owing to theshape and dimensions which it is contemplated thedevice will ordinarily have. Y

While a preferred form of the invention has been herein illustrated, itis to be understood that various changes in size and proportion or"parts, as well as other and equivalent means for holding the variousparts in operative relationship may be substituted for those shownherein without in any man ner departing from the inventive idea hereindisclosed.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described. a holder comprising a pluralityof sockets for the reception of'crayons or the like, and means wherebythe effective diameters of said sockets may be varied simultaneously.

2. In a device of the class described, a pair of plates provided withcomplemental socket elements, and adjustable means for maintaining saidplates in operative relationship.

3. A crayon holder comprising a pair of plates each provided with aplurality of radially-arranged hollow ribs forming socket elements, andadjustable means for securing said plates in operative relationshipwhere- 'by the socket elements of the respective plates are positionedto form complemental parts of substantially circular sockets.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of circular plates, eachof said plates saving radially-disposed socket elements extendinginwardly from the circumference thereof, a bolt passing centrallythrough said plates and having its head engaging one plate, and a nuthaving screw-threaded connection with said bolt and engaging the otherof said plates.

- 5. A shoe repairing device comprising a holder provided with aplurality of sockets for crayons and the like, the axes of said socketsbeing arranged substantially in the same plane, and means for securing asheet of abr sire material to said holder, portions of said sheet lyingsubstantially parallel to said plane.

6. In a device for the purpose described, in combination, a supportcomprising a plurality of receptacles for holding coloring material, andremovable clamping means for securing a sheet of abrasive material toone side thereof.

7. In a repair device, in combination, a support providing a receptaclefor pigment, and adjustable clamping means for securing an abrasiveelement and a polishing element upon opposite sides respectively of saidsupport.

8. In an implement of the class described, in combination, a portablesupport having means for holding pigment, and means for securing a sheetof abrasive material in taut condition upon said support.

9. In combination in a device for repairing shoe uppers, a disk-likesupporting plate having a plurality of ribs outstanding therefrom, andmeans interposed between said ribs for stretching a. piece of sheetmaterial tightly thereover and into contact with an unribbed portion ofthe plate.

10. In a device of the class described, in combination, a supportcomprising a pair of disk-like plates having complemental socketelements therein, means for securing said plates in operativerelationship, and a clamping element associated with one of said platesand constructed and arranged to hold a piece of sheet material securelythereagainst.

11. In a shoe repair device, in combina tion, a support comprising aplate having a plurality of spaced radially-extending ribs, and aclamping member having an element thereof disposed between a pair ofadjacent ribs, said clamping member being constructed and arranged tohold a piece of sheet material firmly against said plate and in contactwith said ribs.

12. A device of the class described, having in combination a supportcomprising a disk having radial ribs spaced substantially ninety degreesapart, a clamping plate extending diametrically across said plate and inthe space between adjacent ribs, and means for securing said clampingplate in operative position.

13. A shoe repair device having in combination a support comprising apair of disks, means for holding said disks in substantially parallelrelation, said disks having radiallyarra-nged spaced ribs outstandingfrom the remote faces thereof. and a clamping plate associated with eachof said disks, said clamping plates being arranged substantially atright angles to one another.

14. A device of the class described having in combination a supportcomprising a pair of disks arranged in juxtaposed relation, each ofsaiddisks having radial hollow ribs outstanding from their remote faces andspaced substantially ninety degrees apart, said ribs forming thecomplemental halves of sockets, a clamping plate extending diametricallyacross each of said disks and between adjacent ribs thereof, said platesbeing arranged at right angles one to the other, and common means forsecuring said disks and plates together.

15. In combination, in a device of the class described, means forholding coloring material comprising spaced hollow ribs, and means fortensioning a piece of sheet material between a pair of such'ribs.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 81st day of July 1920.

EDMUND E. CLOSE.

